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Sir Richard Timothy Hunt, FRS FMedSci FRSE MAE (born 19 February 1943) is a British biochemist and molecular physiologist. He was awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Paul Nurse and Leland H. Hartwell for their discoveries of protein molecules that control the division of cells.
Tim Hunt is a British biochemist who shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his discoveries on the control of cell division. Learn about his life, education, research and career in this biographical sketch.
Apr 25, 2024 · Tim Hunt (born February 19, 1943, Neston, Cheshire, England) is a British scientist who, with Leland H. Hartwell and Paul M. Nurse, won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 2001 for discovering key regulators of the cell cycle.
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Tim Hunt is a biochemist who discovered the cyclins, key regulators of the cell cycle, and shared the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Leland Hartwell and Paul Nurse. He was a PhD student, postdoctoral researcher and group leader in the Department of Biochemistry at Cambridge from 1964 to 1990.
Tim Hunt. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2001. Born: 19 February 1943, Neston, United Kingdom. Affiliation at the time of the award: Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London, United Kingdom.
Learn how Tim Hunt, a molecular biologist, discovered and named cyclin, a protein involved in cell cycle regulation, while working with sea urchin eggs at the MBL. Explore his collaborations with Tom Humphreys, Ruderman, and other researchers at the MBL and beyond.
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Jun 14, 2015 · LONDON (AP) — A week ago, Tim Hunt was a well-known Nobel Prize winner who was promoting science education throughout Europe and the world. Today he's widely perceived as a sexist who has been stripped of most of his positions because of inappropriate comments about women in science.
